Applied Nanotechnology
Contributors: Knovel (Firm)
Series: Micro and Nano Technologies
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780815520245; 9780080951911
Subjects: Nanostructured materials industry; Nanotechnology
Description: This book joins, for the first time, technical nanotechnology information with the non-technical to explain the fundamentals -- with an emphasis on a succinct set of principles. It takes a "first principles" look at the economics of converting research results to products, highly important due to the potentially disruptive nature of nanotechnology. How nanotechnology builds on earlier technologies is shown while introducing its own unique paradoxes. The book surveys what has actually been realized, comparing laboratory achievements with commercially successful products, and offers a.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Series page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Part 1: Technology Basics; Chapter 1. What is Nanotechnology?; Chapter 2. Science, Technology and Wealth; Chapter 3. Innovation; Chapter 4. Why Nanotechnology?; Part 2: Nanotechnology Products; Chapter 5. The Nanotechnology Business; Chapter 6. Miscellaneous Applications; Chapter 7. Information Technologies; Chapter 8. Applications to Health; Part 3: Organizing Nanotechnology Business; Chapter 9. The Business Environment; Chapter 10. Assessing Demand for Nanotechnology.; title: Chapter 11. Design of Nanotechnology ProductsPart 4: Wider and Long-Term Issues; Chapter 12. The Future of Nanotechnology; Chapter 13. Grand Challenges; Chapter 14. Ethics and Nanotechnology; Index.